Building a raised garden where we could plant our favorite vegetables has been on our home improvement list for a while. Chuck and I were also smart enough to know that we do not have the necessary talents or tools to build a raised garden but that didn’t stop us. We contacted a professional. When it looked like spring would finally happen in Michigan, we got an estimate from a local landscaping company to install a raised garden bed. The estimate was shocking! So we regrouped. Steve “Wise Guy” Wieczorek to the rescue. He knows how to build things and has all the necessary tools, plus he loves us. If you don’t have a...
Ann Arbor’s Fo...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
WonderFool Productions produced its third FoolMoon event on Friday, April 5th, 2013. And I have to say, each year it gets better! The luminary parade was colorful and creative, Theo Katzman delivered on the Fool’s Main stage and the Michigan Beer at Bill’s Beer Garden was...
No Frills, All Thril...
posted by Chuck Marshall
Its Not About the Frills, Its about the Trail! The 2013 racing season kicked off today with the Brighton Area Road Striders (B.A.R.S – how great is that! ) No Frills, All Thrills trail race in the beautiful Huron Meadows Metropark. This race is a fund raiser for Girls On The Run in...
Michigan Winter Beer...
posted by Chuck Marshall
Great Beer and Great fun at the Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Fest For the past four years, we’ve headed West to Grand Rapids, Michigan with our friends Jeff and Angie, to partake in the annual Michigan Brewers Guild Winter beer festival. Each of the guild festivals...
Traverse City Beer B...
posted by Chuck Marshall
Its Time for a Beer! After our snowshoe adventure at the Bigfoot Boogie, Brenda and I refueled our tanks with a fantastic lunch at Poppycocks. Rain had started to fall and after a little bit of shopping (Brenda couldn’t resist 50% off!), it was time to start our afternoon beer...
Michigan Theater ven...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
We were very lucky to have tickets for the Sundance Film Festival USA screening of ‘The East’. I bet you didn’t know that the Michigan Theater is one of 10 cities selected as an official venue for the Sundance Film Festival USA. Yep right here in Ann Arbor, Michigan....
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About Chuck
posted by Chuck Marshall
Chuck (Charlie) Marshall – Made in Michigan! Michigander, vegan, runner, Michigan beer enthusiast, photographer, guitarist, film extra Michigan Connection I’m the first born in a family of 4 kids. My mom was a native Detroiter, and my dad migrated from Virginia. My roots, as best I...
Poppycock! You Can F...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
Finding Vegan Friendly Restaurants in Michigan is easy, if you know how to search for them. I typically use one of these on-line vegetarian eating guides: Happy Cow – the healthy eating guide Urbanspoon Vegguide.org Yes, I know these work great if you are in a metropolitan...
Snowshoe Fun at the ...
posted by Chuck Marshall
Who knew running in snowshoes could be so fun and so damn hard!?! We journeyed up to Traverse City, Michigan on 1/18/2013 for Running Fit’s Bigfoot Boogie snowshoe race. The snow conditions were non-existant when we left Ann Arbor on Friday afternoon, which had us wondering if...
Michigan Winter Trai...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
Running in the winter takes a special person, however Michigan winter trail running takes a special kind of crazy. YakTrax may be required! That is my running partner, Chuck on the top of the hill. Yep, that little red dot is him. Running while you are photographing can really cut into your...